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Amaranth Red Army 500 seeds[ALT001]

Amaranthus tricolor Asian vegetable seedsAmaranth Red Army leaves are used raw in salads, cooked as spinach or used in stir fry or Micro leaves. Prefers a sunny position in well drained fertile soil. Sow seed late spring in situ, earlier sowings can be made under glass, in warm climates sowing can take place up to late summer. Amaranth red leaf is used in Caribbean recipes for Callaloo. Can be cut at a semi mature stage for cut and come again or baby leaf. Minimum soil temp for germination 10 deg C. Note there is always a small % of green foliage.

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General Sowing information: Under glass nearly all the Oriental vegetables can be sown throughout most of the year, outdoors during the main growing season. All packets are supplied with sowing instructions.